Thousand Oaks shooting: 13 people, including gunman, killed in California bar
A sheriff says 13 people are dead, including a sheriff’s sergeant and the gunman, after a shooting inside a crowded Southern California bar late on Wednesday. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean says sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus responded to the scene and was shot after he entered the building. He died at a hospital early Thursday.
Demonetisation led to formalisation of economy, expanded tax base: Jaitley
On the second anniversary of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the move, saying that it was an essential step to induce people to move away from anonymous and receipt-less cash payments to digital transactions. This, even as the latest RBI data shows currency in circulation rose to ₹19.6 lakh crore as of October 26, 2018, a 9.5% growth from two years ago.
CNN reporter loses White House access after confrontation with Donald Trump
The White House on Wednesday suspended the press pass of CNNcorrespondent Jim Acosta after he and U.S. President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference.
Kathua rape case: J&K crime branch presses perjury charges against witness
The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch has initiated the process of pressing perjury charges against a witness in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl after he had retracted from a “confessional statement” recorded in front of a magistrate, officials said on November 8.
Modi govt. trying to 'capture' RBI: Chidambaram
Describing the consequences of demonetisation as catastrophic, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that there is a possibility of another such catastrophe on November 19 when the board of Reserve Bank of India is scheduled to meet and government is likely to invoke a direction under Section 7.
Air India ground handling employees go on strike at Mumbai airport; flights affected
Over 37 Air India flights were delayed by over two hours on Thursday due to a sudden strike called by contractual staff of the Air India Air Transport Services Ltd. (AIATSL) at Mumbai airport. Officials said the flash strike was called by the contractual employees against the non-payment of Diwali bonus and to press for their demand to reinstate a few workers who had been retrenched.
Let people judge whether this is best travelling team: CoA tells Shastri
“India’s best travelling team in last 15 years,” said Ravi Shastri. “Let people be the judge,” retorted the Committee of Administrators (CoA) when the national cricket coach spoke of the criticism that his team faces, a top BCCI official has said.
‘Thugs of Hindostan’ review: vapid, predictable and pointless
Somewhere mid-way into Thugs of Hindostan (TOH), two friends, Firangi Mallah (Aamir Khan) and Sanichar (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) are shown guzzling a bottle of Ye Olde Pirate whiskey. Nice nod to Pirates of the Caribbean (rumored to have been the film’s divine guiding force) I thought, till a 1800 date showed up on the label. Now isn’t TOH… set in 1795? How come this jump ahead to the future then?
79 kidnapped Cameroon students freed, says church official
The 79 students kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a school in Cameroon have been released, but two of the three staff members abducted with them are still being held, a church official said on Wednesday.
SC seeks response from Govt. on curbing black money in elections
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the government on a petition seeking expeditious action and conduct of investigation in the use of excess money in election process by candidate and parties.